Rachel Turner

Rachel's Hike for Harri for Alder Hey page

Fundraising for Alder Hey Children's Charity
£2,507
raised of £1,000 target
by 20 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Participants: Bryn, Jac, Harri and Iolo.
We raise funds for equipment and services to ensure Alder Hey remains world class.

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page Our youngest son Harri was diagnosed with a lesion on his brain which resulted in epilepsy. It proved to be drug resistant which means that Harri would never achieve seizure freedom. Each nocturnal seizure Harri experienced was dangerous as were his day time seizure's.The team looking after Harri asked for us to explore the option for epilepsy brain surgery. Once all of the tests were completed, we were given the hard choice. To give Harri the best chance to lead a normal, seizure free life, we opted for the surgery.

On the 25th of August 2015, the surgery took place. It was the longest day of our lives and after 8 hours of surgery, my beautiful boy was in recovery. We are so grateful for the world class care we received at Alder Hey as a family. As l am writing this Harri has not had a single seizure. We have started to live our lives again and Harri is enjoying normal activities that any 11 year old take for granted. We want to raise as much money for the Neurosurgical ward that gave my son his life back.


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About the charity

Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises funds towards the pioneering work at Alder Hey. Your support ensures the 330,000 children we see each year will have access to the best facilities and equipment, and that the benefits of our innovating work are felt by families throughout the world #JoinUsJoinIn

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,507.00
+ £133.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£555.00
Offline donations
£1,952.00

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